We get this question every week: Why can I not include my data files, secondary scripts, modules, other executables etc. with the packaged executable and have it unpack them when I run it?
If you have been a SAPIEN customer…
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When building executables in PrimalScript or PowerShell Studio there are various engine types to choose from, each of them with a prerequisite that must be installed on the machine that will be running your program. For example, if you build…
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With social media and every company having a presence in a number of places it sometimes feels like it won’t matter where you ask your questions. So it is only normal that we get phone calls, tweets, blog comments, smoke…
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SQLSaturdays worldwide are a great vehicle for database administrators and others to get together, learn from each other, and network. Obviously, they center around SQL but we at SAPIEN are quite pleased to see PowerShell becoming part of these…
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We have all heard that phrase. We have all faced that scenario. A script runs perfectly fine on your machine or any VM you have, but just refuses to do anything useful on that one server where it really matters.…
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One question keeps popping up in our support forums and inboxes: How can I make PrimalScript execute my AutoIt, HTML, PigLatin <fill in any other script language here> script?
This is fairly simple as long as you know what the…
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We do get this question from users new to our software quite frequently. We realize that there is some overlap between the two products, they are both editors after all and both support PowerShell. I could go on and explain…
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Sure, you are supposed to write all new scripts in PowerShell. Some say you can replace any VBScript with a single line in PowerShell. But the truth is, many of you still have to maintain, develop and debug scripts written…
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… never talk about PowerShell scoping rules.
Judging from the posts, emails and questions we get about variable scope in PowerShell Studio forms, PowerShell scoping rules are shrouded in mystery. When you read about_scopes you get a lot of information.…
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Sometimes we get so used to how software works that we just miss if anything works differently. I am amazed to how many users I talk who have never noticed this feature in PrimalScript, even though it has been there…
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